Ars Technica reviews the iPhone: Despite regular modifications to the OS and yearly hardware upgrades, the iPhone 4 is very much a more modern, more capable version of that original device that made such a splash in the industry back in 2007.
Ars Technica reviews the iPhone: Despite regular modifications to the OS and yearly hardware upgrades, the iPhone 4 is very much a more modern, more capable version of that original device that made such a splash in the industry back in 2007.
Since Apple failed to advertise that the phone are for right handed people only, else it doesn’t work …
Stupidity doesn’t cover this …
Or this…
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=34ae2c1791…
Stupid Google … well, for the last 1.5 years, Google have been going downward in a big way (think Google’s new motto: Do more evil).
You’re surprised? I’m laughing my backside off seeing that Android 2.2 has been released and there are a slew of handset businesses turning around telling their customers, “no Android 2.2 for you!”. For a devout Apple zealot like myself I can’t help but laugh at all those who put the Android up there as the Jesus OS of the mobile world only to find their 3 month old phone is entirely useless. As fast Android rises it will sink as people who thought that they could upgrade their phone to the next Android release are left high and dry by vendors more concerned with milking the market rather than delivering value to their existing customers.
1) I doubt anyone’s phone will be “useless” because they can’t upgrade from Android 2.1 to 2.2
2) Is this Google’s fault as much as it is the handset makers’? I mean, at least I haven’t seen any reports of Google bricking rooted/hacked phones with their upgrades.
That said, the least the handset makers could do is publish their hardware specs on their old models so the developer community could port the Android upgrades themselves. [Side note: at least you have a shot at this with Android; I suspect it would be incredibly more difficult with iPhone OS, even before Apple’s lawyers started sending C&D letters.] I’ll be curious how long Google supports the Nexus One (as I will with Apple and the iPhone 3G/3GS).
I’m no Android fanboy, though I do like my Incredible better than my last (WinMo) phone. But I’m glad it’s out there. I feel Apple limits my choice, and while there are some benefits to their approach, I like having alternatives. I’d love to see MeeGo get off the ground, but I don’t think the major US carriers (who are in some ways worse than Apple or Google) will ever support it.
Edited 2010-06-28 21:16 UTC
I think you have Android confused with Mameo/meego. It was indeed possible to upgrade/modify your OS to your liking on the n800 – n900. Long term, I’m not sure if they will keep that ability as it goes more main stream.
IMHO, Android isn’t perfect, but better than IOS. The only cavat is you have to stick to a more mainstream Phone to keep it getting upgrades. If you buy a psuedo feature phone like the backflip, you have to know its probably not going to be upgraded. As opposed to the Motorola Droid, that was heavily marketed and sold.
Carriers want obsolescence. They really crave anything that requires their users to sign up for new contracts every 2 years.
Thus further cementing my belief that all Apple fanboys are morons.
Android is steadily improving, but so far it doesn’t have Apple’s traditional forced obsolescence. I just bought an Android 1.6 phone, and it’s about as useless as a Windows XP computer: not at all. Most new software runs on 1.6 just fine. It’s not like with Apple, where only the latest iteration of the OS will run most of the newest software. You think you’re laughing at Android, but you should be laughing at yourself.
Really?
Oops. I fixed it and changed it to Arse Technica.
i’m surprised (or not, they’re apple supporters) that they didn’t mention in their conclusion that the drawback of the iPhone is that you’re locked to the Apple appstore, very controlled about what you can release, must pay to release your apps, get only a portion of the sales benefits and finally that you don’t have control of the phone.
Want to record your videos at a lower definition than HD to save space? Too bad Apple didn’t put the option so you won’t get it and you can’t implement it. (thats just an example)
As for the OS upgrades, reviews from people upgrading their 3G and 3GS phone all complain of the speed issue and how “probably Apple made it slower on purpose, i’m so convinced of it, to make me upgrade to the iPhone 4. How do I downgrade to iOS 3?“
Yeah, it’s not like they devoted an entire paragraph on the top of the first page or something.
Oh wait…
😛
in the conclusion they list pro and cons, that’s where it belongs, unless they don’t consider it a con (since it’s hard to argue its a pro). that’s why i wrote specifically conclusion (:
Well really iphone 4G is a revolution in the world of mobile.It has sophisticated technology.Eagerly waiting for it’s launch and experience it’s great fetures.
BYEEE!!!!!
As much as the overhyped 4″ touchscreen thing leaves me greatly unimpressed, I must admit that this ad family put a big smile on my face. It pictures very well how a defect in a mainstream product can be used to sell another product…
http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/imgad?id=CIaw_YPFj6OKpgEQ…
Here’s what pretends to be the high-end of the smartphone world : pretty and extremely expensive phones which pretend to do everything, but suck at what most people ask from a phone in everyday use (calling and texting while being able to last a week-end if you forgot the power adapter). Welcome to 2010 ^^
Edited 2010-06-29 08:10 UTC
Guys have a look at this new rumor… http://www.zdnet.com/blog/apple/rumor-apple-capturing-information-o…
I just *love* the comments.
For Google defenders, everyone who likes Apple’s actions is a brain-dead sheep.
For Apple defenders, everyone who likes Google’s actions is a brain-dead sheep.
The original subject is just an excuse for open war.
*communication failure*
Edited 2010-06-29 10:17 UTC